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23 Mar 2019
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What is the difference between なくす and 失う ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between なくす and 失う ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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なくすand 失うhave almost same meaning.
In my feelings, なくすis more daily.
For example, 消しゴムをなくす
失うis used for more serious situation.
私は彼と別れた。I lost my lover.
私は母親と永遠の別れをした。
I lost my mother forever.
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@MRnightmuffin both verbs mean lose but なくす can give an impression that there may be some possibilities to retrieve or find the thing you lose. And we use 無くす/失くすcasually. But when なくす is written as 亡くす it tells the object of the verb pass away.
ペンを失くす…lose (a) pen
失う sounds like the existence or power of the object is lost.
効力を失う…lose effect
友人を失う…lose (a) friend(-s)
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